Colorado Four o'Clock

Quick look

Mirabilis multiflora is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family known by the common names Colorado four-o'clock or desert four-o'clock that is native to the southwestern United States from California to Colorado and Texas, as well as far northern Mexico, where it grows in mostly dry habitat types in a number of regions.

• It belongs to the Nyctaginaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) / a subshrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 7 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to New Mexico, Utah and Nevada. ^NatureServe
• In New Mexico, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in May–October. ^iNaturalist
• In Utah, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in April–September. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as purple. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as late spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 2 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 1,168 research-grade sightings of it in New Mexico, ranking #34 among the 109 flowers on our New Mexico list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 609 research-grade sightings of it in Utah, ranking #101 among the 109 flowers on our Utah list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 520 research-grade sightings of it in Nevada, ranking #79 among the 110 flowers on our Nevada list. ^iNaturalist